"Good places are shaped by the gifts of nature and by the labor and love of many people over generations. The city of Bloomington, tucked away in the forested h

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi

Excerpt from Bloomington and Normal: Past and Present Progress and Prosperity, Spring Souvenir, 1905 Wither's Free Public Library and Reading Room is one of the